others

Introduction:  Key Insights of an Escrow Mechanism Origin: Escrow has basically originated from a French term Escroue which means a scrap of paper signifying a deed that is held by a third party on behalf of the underlying transaction. It may be regarded as a third-party account. It is a bank account ..

The offence of perjury finds its place in law by virtue of Section 191 to Section 203 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ('IPC'). Unlike many other countries, the offence of perjury is muted on account of Section 195 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ("Cr.P.C"). Section 195(1)(b..

Allahabad High Court dismissed plea to revoke the citizenship of Akshay Kumar & Alia Bhat for want of jurisdiction Lalta Prasad Pandey (petitioner) had approached the Allahabad High Court stating that the government should seize the citizenship of actors Akshay Kumar and Alia Bhat as both of them have ..

GENERAL EXCEPTIONS INTRODUCTION GENERAL PRINCIPLE OF LAW: A person is presumed to know the consequence of her/his act and is therefore held liable for it. However, there are certain exceptions to th..

The Supreme Court issues guidelines in cases of criminal appeals in death penalties The Supreme Court issued Office Order stating guidelines for listing criminal appeals in the cases where death penalty has been awarded in the wake of multiple litigation being filed by convicts in Nirbhaya Case in various courts. The Order states that: Whe..

The Supreme Court issued notices to the UP State Commission for Protection of Child Rights and the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights, against the manner in which children in conflict with law are being dealt with by the concerned state authorities. The order was passed in an application moved by Amicus Curiae Apar..

Nirbhaya Case- Balancing the scales of Justice On December 16, 2012, there occurred a horrendous incident, in Delhi, which shook the conscience of the whole nation. 5 men and 1 juvenile committed the heinous crime of gang rape on a 23 years old physiotherapist trainee, Nirbhaya (name changed in order to protect th..

A Cheque is simply a bill of exchange drawn upon a predefined broker and is payable on request/demand. Legally, the individual who has given the cheque is called 'drawer' and the individual in whose favor the cheque is given is called 'drawee'. A cheque is viewed as the most widely recognized, credible and safe tech..

Calcutta HC allowed live-streaming of a case in which a Parsi woman has challenged community norms restricting children of those who married outside the community to enter into the fire temple.  In a seemingly unprecedented order, the Calcutta HC on Wednesday 12th Feb allowed live streaming on YouTube in a&nb..

Nothing on earth can be more cowardly, more dastardly and more ghastly crime than rape followed by murder of 3.5 year old girl! Yet how many times do we listen that such rapists cum killers are hanged in India? Our legal and criminal justice system is so excruciatingly slow that it is the worst form of injustice and yet we see that it is repeatedly justified in the ..

Section 121CrPC says that the Court has the power to reject a person from being surety, if the magistrate or subordinate to magistrate finds surety to be unfit for the purpose of bond. Such magistrate shall give a prior notice to surety and the person by who the surety is offered before holding an enquiry. p style="text..

United by common mission and vision, Lawyered - India’s first Legal-Tech Discovery Platform and LAWyersclubindia (LCI) - India’s largest Legal Community Platform have come together with a new alliance to..

A five judge Constitutional Bench headed by Justice Mishra has commenced the hearing on the issue of granting 100% reservation to the members of ST community for the posts of a teacher in Scheduled Area. In the Article 244(1) of the Constitution, expression Scheduled Areas means such areas as t..

If we look upon Indian society through ages, prostitution has been a profession that has been looked down upon, it is considered a taboo and is a social stigma, the so-called morality of our society has proscribed it as a sin and it's even used as an insult, people engaged in this profession are often termed outcasts and are not allowed to take ..

A 3-judge bench of the Supreme Court consisting of the Chief Justice Sharad A. Bobde, Justice Bhushan Gavai and Justice Surya Kant have ruled in the judgment of the case - Desh Raj v. Balkishan (D) through proposed LR Ms. Rohini, delivered on January 20, 2020, that the courts continue to have discretion in condoning delay in filing of Written Statement beyond the pres..